1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Social Media Research

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Scottish Enterprise wishes to undertake in-depth research in the field of Social Media.

The purpose of the research is to gather intelligence from businesses through social media by listening to and understanding the conversations that are already happening between businesses on their chosen channels. We wish to mine this rich and existing source of intelligence to provide us with evidence and insights that we can use to better service businesses in Scotland.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=417770.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

a) Commodity Codes

Code

Description

191500

Market Research

b) Delivery Location/Area

Code

Location

130

Aberdeen & North-East

140

Tayside, Central & Fife

150

Glasgow & Strathclyde

160

Edinburgh & Lothians

170

Scotland South

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage – Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

P16-0120

4.3

Time Limits

a) Time-limit for obtaining documentation

b) Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
09-11-2015 Time 12:00

c) Estimated award date 23-11-2015

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

EN

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(SC Ref:417770)

5.2

Additional Documentation

The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site: